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Investors Group Field hosted it's second event this past Wednesday, a Canadian Football League exhibition game. Here are a couple of photos of different angles I found online: Attendance is listed as 33,422, with expansion to 40,000.

With the names on the uniforms, this looked more like rosters for "Old Timers Day" than a brawl. Tomorrow, Happy 25th Anniversary, Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh.

There is a certain vegetable that I have never eaten. And, thanks to a certain movie, I can most assuredly guarantee all that I will never ever eat them. Fava beans.

Someone who already has already recognized this situation, offering a more diplomatic observation; from Toronto Star:

Part of the story I heard about the "Hong Kong Duck" was that it was deflated for shipping in the darkness of night, so as to minimize the "trauma" of it going away.

Uncle Gary loves fanfare. I will guess he will wait until after he awards the Stanley Cup (I can already feel the love in the arena), probably wait until after the draft (the "greatest fans in the world" deserve the best). His main sticking point right now might be his desire to have a series of outdoor games at Sochi.

After watching a great but, at times, odd interview of Stephen Stills on Tavis Smiley's PBS show, I was reminded of... "Questions" - Buffalo Springfield. "Carry On" - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Hockey Canada has announced their coaches for the Men's Hockey Team at the 2014 Olympics at Sochi. Interesting. Your move, Uncle Gary.

Saw this at the score dot com:

Once again...

With the blatant disregard some players show in the use of their use of their sticks, coupled with the blatant inability of some on-ice officials to make the proper call regarding these violations, why wouldn't players want to have a little more in the way of protection?

Toronto is considering changing the team's name? interesting.

Soon to be available from the Stars Online Store: A t-shirt saying "Uncle Gary didn't give us an outdoor game but he gave us that ugly jersey".

There was a scheduling conflict; a bunch of old guys had first dibs on renting the United Center. Mo' playoffs = Mo' money...mostly for the owners. Uncle Gary's main objective is to make the most money for the owners as possible. Crappy television coverage on what is basically a second-rate network? He doesn't care because he makes more money. Questionable calls by on-ice officials? He doesn't care because games are called the same from the first game through the last game of the season. At least that's what he's spouted and what he's always wanted people to believe. Having the support of the "greatest sports fans in the world"? He doesn't care, it's just a label. He's more concerned with building up the "war chest' for all of the upcoming lockouts, on the backs and out of the pockets of the "fans" he claims to love so dearly.

No direct reference to Mr. Holland showing "interest" = speculation, at best. I think that could be deemed to be tampering. Khan made you look.

Larry Brooks ‏@NYP_Brooksie29 May Any media outlet that would hire John Tortorella should be ashamed.

With this newly invented concept of a "series", it shouldn't be too long before games at FedEx Field and Cowboys Stadium are announced.

Go Gawker Go!

From New York Times: Maybe he has a sense of what might be coming.

Did he say that Hossa stiffed him for an interview? That's funny.

So, Alfredsson was right?

The only thing worse than not having a capable backup goaltender is paying too much for a capable backup goaltender.